Parsons v. Harrold
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Cabell County. Action by Warren J. Parsons against C. B. Harrold and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant T. W. Pey-ton and others bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
Brannon, Judge:
Parsons brought an action before a justice against Harrold, McCullough, and Peyton upon a promissory note in favor of Parsons, signed [on its face by Harrold, upon which Peyton and McCullough indorsed their names before its delivery, thus giving Parsons right to treat them all as joint makers. The case went by appeal to the circuit court of Cabell County, and resulted in a judgment against all the defendants, and Peyton and McCullough bring the case to this Court.
The answer filed before the justice set up the defense— First, that Harrold was principal debtor, and Peyton and…
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